Carlo Canale

Carlo Canale (died 1500) was the warden of the Terra Nuova prison. In 1500, Pope Alexander VI's daughter Lucrezia Borgia investigated the prison, finding that murderers and thieves were allowed out of the prison if they purchased passes; they would be forced to return the next morning. The Pope confronted Canale and told him that these practices were to stop, and Canale complained to him, saying that he would lose his income if they were to escape. An enraged Pope told him to get out of his sight in ten seconds, and a scared Canale attempted to run, but he collapsed and died of a heart attack. Pope Alexander performed his funeral, ironically saying that he was not tempted in a greedy world; at the funeral, the Pope collapsed after suffering from an epileptic fit.